The Style properties define how your presentation will be played, including options for synchronizing playback across multiple Viewers.

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Synchronize Viewers

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Calculate Time of Page Change Based on Scheduled Time

  • When enabled, this option ensures that the presentation is played synchronously on all displays (Viewers) to which it has been scheduled.
  • When enabled, dynamic page behaviors such as conditional page skipping (e.g., skipping a page when no data is available) will no longer function, as synchronization takes priority.

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Example of Synchronized Playback

If a presentation is scheduled to start at 10:00 and contains two pages, each displayed for 1 minute, the playback would proceed as follows:

  • 10:00 - 10:01: Page 1 is displayed
  • 10:01 - 10:02: Page 2 is displayed
  • 10:02 - 10:03: Page 1 is displayed
  • 10:03 - 10:04: Page 2 is displayed
  • 10:04 - 10:05: Page 1 is displayed
  • 10:05 - 10:06: Page 2 is displayed

If the PADS4 Viewer is restarted at 10:03, the presentation will resume by displaying Page 2 for the remaining time until 10:04, when it will switch to Page 1.

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Remarks

  • Synchronization is based on the system clock of each PADS4 Viewer PC. The Viewer uses this clock to determine the correct point in time to display each page, ensuring alignment with other Viewers.
  • Because synchronization is time-based, the presentation may not always start from Page 1.
  • Synchronization works at the page level, meaning all participating displays switch to the next page simultaneously.
  • The system automatically resynchronizes on each page change.
  • Synchronization requires that the presentation contains at least two pages.
  • Synchronization depends on page duration. It will not work if:
    • Page durations are disabled or ignored.
    • The presentation uses rules or options that bypass page timing.
  • External factors such as high CPU usage on a Viewer PC may affect perfect synchronization, though the system will attempt to resynchronize at every page transition.